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GIS¹

noun GISs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of gas injection system
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of generalized iterative scaling
  3. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of geographic information science
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of geospatial information system or initialism of geographic information system (“computer-based system to analyse and present spatial data”).
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Greenland ice sheet

    Similar: GrIS

GIs²

noun

  1. plural plural of GI

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of GI

gis³

Where it comes from

From the military term GIS, "general impression and shape".

noun

  1. alternative, slang, uncountable Alternative spelling of jizz Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog […]

gis⁴

contraction

  1. alternative, contraction Alternative form of gi's

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gb, gilbert, igt, mis, sig, troops, geographical, seg, geographic, board, intelligence, apparent, sec, rid, jesse, mrs

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"gis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gis

Chicago

"gis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gis.

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@misc{gis_2026,
  title = {gis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}